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Theory of Transformation Groups I: General Properties of Continuous Transformation Groups. A Contemporary Approach and Translation
Sophus Lie
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Description for Theory of Transformation Groups I: General Properties of Continuous Transformation Groups. A Contemporary Approach and Translation
Hardcover. Theory of Transformation Groups I Editor(s): Merker, Joel. Translator(s): Merker, Joel. Num Pages: 658 pages. BIC Classification: PBG; PBM; PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1148.
This modern translation of Sophus Lie's and Friedrich Engel's Theorie der Transformationsgruppen I will allow readers to discover the striking conceptual clarity and remarkably systematic organizational thought of the original German text. Volume I presents a comprehensive introduction to the theory and is mainly directed towards the generalization of ideas drawn from the study of examples. The major part of the present volume offers an extremely clear translation of the lucid original. The first four chapters provide not only a translation, but also a contemporary approach, which will help present day readers to familiarize themselves with the concepts ... Read more
This modern translation of Sophus Lie's and Friedrich Engel's Theorie der Transformationsgruppen I will allow readers to discover the striking conceptual clarity and remarkably systematic organizational thought of the original German text. Volume I presents a comprehensive introduction to the theory and is mainly directed towards the generalization of ideas drawn from the study of examples. The major part of the present volume offers an extremely clear translation of the lucid original. The first four chapters provide not only a translation, but also a contemporary approach, which will help present day readers to familiarize themselves with the concepts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Condition
New
Number of Pages
658
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662462102
SKU
V9783662462102
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Ref
99-15
About Sophus Lie
Professor Joel Merker studied Mathematics and Philosophy at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris where he received his Ph. D. in Mathematics (1996), followed by his habilitation in Mathematics (2006) and Ph. D. in Philosophy (2012). He was a CNRS researcher (1997-2010) and is currently Professor of Mathematics at Paris-Sud-Orsay University.
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